Sources-Of-Power-From-Another-World LP used to be fairly easy to get over here. Simply as two finnish bands in that era, probably sold it to many punks etc, who wasn't really that much into noise. I have two versions of this. One with multiple color printed covers, another with silver foil type embossed print. Due personal importance not going to get rid of either version. Silver one I found in regular 2nd hand music store many years ago. Each band on this LP is really good.
Latest scores of BN arrived on mail yesterday:
BASTARD NOISE + CONSCIOUS SUMMARY "Peace lies elsewhere" 7"
Two tracks on this collaboration, Funerals for fetuses / The Space ark. Both good. Both rather carefully composed to be side long pieces with clear structure using elements of humming ambience, Wood's trademark vocals, and oscillating electronic noise from bastard engines. While tracks themselves are good, my complaint is the over-use of that one same oscillator box he uses on pretty much everything for years. And how it is used, is randomly yanking bursts of noises out of it. It's unlike almost anyone else does, but in context of BN, it repeats so many times, I'd rather hear it being used focused for specific sound, that doing the same trick in so many songs. Good 7", nevertheless.
BASTARD NOISE + ANTENNACLE collaboration 7"
This is way better of the two new ones. Simply for just mentioned reasons. Songs have focus in specific sounds that do not appear random yanking on buttons to created bursts, but there is basically 4 layers of sound, each very distinctive. Humming background, looped rhythm, high pitched electronics and processed spoken samples. While structure is simple, each layer drifts and modulates.
Same for b-side. No spoken pieces there, but well done tracks where each sound makers noises contribute to wholeness greatly. Same odd rhythm sound repeats here and there through entire 7", but not without some pauses and changes. This is some kind of memorial 7" for guy called Rick Gribenas, who was in Antennacle. 7" comes with insert where Wood + remaining Antennacle member tell their memories of Gribenas.
